Animal rights

I agree with Al Martinez that violence does beget violence (“Blood and Mayhem, All in the Name of Our Furry Friends,� Nov. 10), but to ridicule Pamela Anderson’s pleas for more humane methods in factory farming makes Martinez a NUT himself. It is not OK to cram, mutilate, de-beak, stress, deprive or make any animal’s life a living hell -- in particular just to please the palate.

As far as violence in our own race, we as humans decided to go to war, we choose violence on a daily basis, have guns and liberal gun laws, promote and support violent movies, etc. But what choice do animals have?

Abby Elliott

Venice